wiredInUSA December 2019

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Third Thai facility

Wire and cable maker Bangkok Cable (BCC) is investing in its third production plant, located in Chachoengsao, Thailand. Operations will begin in 2020. Pongsapak Nakornsri, assistant vice-president at BCC, said the new facility will produce instrumentation and control cables to serve growing demand in industrial sectors.

expand is based on the wire and cable market maintaining strong growth in 2020. “We have seen growing demand in infrastructure projects, supported by state policies and conglomerates that will fuel the need for high quality electrical cables in the power sector,” he said. “Higher quality cables have advantages over ordinary products in a commodities market, and create barriers for new entrants.” On 4 th November 2019, BCC signed an agreement with Cambodia’s Yong Sheng Trading, a subsidiary of Royal Group, to form a partnership in the wire and cable market in Cambodia. “Cambodia has fast- growing power demand, and BCCbelieves this initial step can launch products in that country, with an expectation for future investments,” said Mr Pongsapak.

BCC’s first two facilities are in Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao.

“The new plant aims to develop the quality of wires and cables to deal with difficulties companies face when using products from new market entrants,” Mr Pongsapak said. “Most of these products are imported from Europe, are costly, and have much longer lead times, creating an opportunity for BCC to capture value in this market.”

Despite the country’s economic slowdown, Mr Pongsapak said BCC’s decision to

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